US1247146A - Rail-joint. - Google Patents

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l. H. PEYTON.

RAIL JOINT. APPLICATIU'N FILED MAR. 30, I916. RENEWED MAY 28. I917 1 146B 1 Patented N V. 20, 1917.

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. ends oftwowrails, a rail.- chair, such as 3;-sup-,; .pjorting ,the- -ends of the j int. Chair-.3; is provided; with: an upturned flange on j one side ofthe-ra-il,preferablypn the inner side,

I sa'id: flange be'ingdesignated-asg5, and beingf adapted-to vbe bolted to the-inner face ofthem rail. 1A space 4jbetween1the (rail and flange 1,5. is provided, in 201,116! to allow for the un evenness of the rail or chair =1" 1 r won the, opposite side, of -thei rail I;

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Application filed umhao, 1916, Serial No. 87,868. Renewed May 23,1917. Serial at. 171,573.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISAAC H. Perms, a

citizen of the United States, residing at.

. also preventing the saggingof the rail ends I at the joint. I

Anotherobjectof this invention is to accomplish the above, result by the provision of a device. that can-be quickly and easilyin stalled, and v which can be manufactured,

economically and at a comparatively small With the above andother objects,;in view,

the invention resides in the novel construction, combination andarrangement iof'parts, i which will be hereinafter-specifically; de-. scribed, illustrated in-the annexed drawings, I H 1 ,rai

and claimed in the appended claim.) 1, v

:provide a= 'fish ",platewfi adgptedtlto be bolted also allowed between the rail and fish plate rail-road spike v12. For this purpose',l proieadi1y seenthat the;1 i1,1joint of m o. 7 of a in theab tt ge o v-en theta-m ttl wi we ide il ;-shqw es t san t ned, em t me asupp t a 2.: che telu s a spacel'l'b inga w spikes, a fish plate on sand rails, bolts 100 for the purpose of adjustment. Bolts '8 are 'fiangeon the rail chair, nuts 9 holding the joint securely in the usual well known man-' ner. Fish plate 6 is provided with extended feet 7 and the rail chair is provided with extendedfeet 3', which feet are adapted to be bolted together and to the tie by means of a video feet 3" of the 'railchair and feet 7 of the fish plate' with square holes therethrough, which are designated respectively, by numerals 11 and 10. Square hole 1G is preferably spacedfarther out from'the edge of the rail flange'tha'n men, in order that spike 12 may engage the. inner edge of hole 1O,'and thus force the'fish plate again t I also xpiotide as their; 31 with spaced apart lugs such; as 13-,fand1prOvi'de" said lugs with, {vertical perforationslito iadmitia rail spike 15; The under face of chair disproflv ded wi h:l ngi ud nal sh r e e r b :whi' h re:tenets e i sur l tie upon e ht w In'the accompanymgdrawings,wherein f,5From"the.foregoingfdescriptioni willp be the preferred :embodimentof my invention is illustrated, like reference characters refer] to like ;or corresponding parts throughout;

the severalviews.

V- I Figure 1.is a perspectiveview of tthe rail;

- Y joint of my -.invention. ;Fig 2lis a vertical sectional view'jthrough the-same.

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ma yetway awit t $1, road spi e 1l omt; he omb ends it the chair and fish plate to the mils, feet on the perforation in the chair being positionm the chair projecting from beneath the rail, to be engaged. by the spike to force the chair 10 feet on the fish plate positioned t0 rest upon and fish plate together against the will.

the feet on the chair, and the feet of the 5 chair and fish plate having registering per- 1 ISAAC H. PEYTON.

foretions adapted to receive railroad spikes Witnesses: therethrough, the inner wall of the perfom- Enw. PREE,

tion in the fish plate and. the outer wall of MARGARET Essnmenn.

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